The Fight With Sin
For every believer, there’s no more formidable an obstacle than the fight with sin in his own life. Whatever troubles he has inflicted by others, in the world or even difficulties in the church, deep down within each of us knows that our own flesh and our own propensities to sin are our most likely undoing. We know that to become Christlike, there are habits of thought and deed to be overcome. The books in this section supply proven weaponry for the battle. Some are Puritan writings, counsel handed down to us from those masterful physicians of the soul; others are more recently written, by brothers and sisters in the faith who are with us, engaging contemporary times and its challenges. All of them are prayerfully gathered here for our readers, in the hopes that you will find help in them for being sanctified in the truth.
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Justification & Regeneration (Charles Leiter)
$11.95The aim of this work is clear: “This book attempts to set forth in clear Biblical light the nature and characteristics of justification and regeneration, that God may be glorified and His children brought to know more fully the liberty that is theirs in Christ.” To achieve this end, pastor Leiter first sets forth man’s greatest problem, sin. Specifically, man has a “bad record” because he has sinned, but also a “bad heart” because he is by nature a sinner and can do nothing but sin. But the glorious news of the gospel is that Christ has dealt with both our bad record and our bad heart. The bad record has been taken away because Christ died for our sins, and on that basis God has “justified” us, which means He has declared us righteous. As for the bad heart, this is destroyed when God “regenerates” us; God changes our hearts so that we begin to forsake sin and pursue true righteousness.
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Knowing Sin (Mark Jones)
$12.50We don’t talk a lot about sin these days. But maybe we should. The Puritans sure did—because they understood sin’s deceptive power and wanted to root it out of their lives. Shouldn’t we want the same?
Though many books have been written on the “doctrine of sin,” few are as practical and applicable as this one. In Knowing Sin, Mark Jones puts his expertise in the Puritans to work by distilling the vast wisdom of our Christian forebears into a single volume that summarizes their thought on this vital subject. The result isn’t a theological tome to sit on your shelf and gather dust, but a surprisingly relevant book to keep by your bedside and refer to again and again. You’ll come to understand topics like:
- Sin’s Origin
- Sin’s Grief
- Sin’s Thoughts
- Sin’s Temptations
- Sin’s Misery
- Sin’s Secrecy
- and of course . . . Sin’s Defeat!
None of us is free from the struggle with sin. The question isn’t whether we’re sinful, it’s what we’re doing about it. Thanks be to God, there is a path to overcoming sin, in Christ.
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Sin and Temptation Vol 15 (John Owen)
$35.99John Owen’s Classic Works on the Evil of Sin and the Power of Grace, Updated for Modern Readers
Regarded as one of the greatest theologians in history, 17th-century pastor John Owen remains influential among those interested in Puritan and Reformed theology. The Complete Works of John Owen brings together all of Owen’s original theological writing, including never-before-published work, reformatted for modern readers in 40 user-friendly volumes.
Volume 15, The Christian Life—Sin and Temptation, includes the treatises “Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers”; “Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of It”; “The Nature, Power, Deceit, and Prevalency of Indwelling Sin”; and “A Treatise of the Dominion of Sin and Grace.” Each work has been edited with extensive introductions by Kelly M. Kapic, Justin Taylor, and Shawn D. Wright.
Released over a number of years, The Complete Works of John Owen will inspire a new generation of Bible readers and scholars to deeper faith.
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Ten Essential Sermons of Charles Spurgeon (Charles Spurgeon)
$13.95These ten sermons exemplify this pattern of deep doctrine, simple but elegant and engaging presentation, and a call to faith and love.
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The Heart of Addiction: A Biblical Perspective (Mark E. Shaw)
$14.95Sin is rebellion against God; it is a heart set on having its own way. Christians are not powerless to truly overcome an “addiction” if they have the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit to enable them to say ‘no’ to choices that will mentally enslave them.
This book makes the distinction between what the world terms a “disease” and what Scripture demonstrates is a life-dominating sin nature problem. Here you will find biblical tools to help you examine your heart’s motives at the root of the “addiction.” The Heart of Addiction is being heralded as the leading, practical book on addictions from a biblical perspective today.
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The Life of God in the Soul of Man: A Modern Revision (Henry Scougal)
$8.00“I never knew what true religion was till God sent me this excellent treatise.”
—George Whitefield
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Humbled: Welcoming the Uncomfortable Work of God (David Mathis)
$7.50How do we humble ourselves? Or, would you prefer to get humbled?
Humility, according to the Bible, is not something we can just up and do. Both the negative and positive examples of Scripture—from Pharaoh to Rehoboam, from Josiah to Ahab, from Hezekiah to Manasseh, and even to Christ himself—teach us that humility first comes from the hand of God. He initiates the humbling of his creatures. And once he has, the question confronts us: Will you receive it? Will you humble yourself in response to His humbling hand, or will you kick against Him?
This concise, accessible study of Scripture’s humble-yourself commands uncovers two surprising lessons about the pursuit of humility in the Christian—both what we cannot do and also what steps we can take.
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The Expulsive Power of a New Affection (Thomas Chalmers)
$6.75A reprint of one of history’s most powerful and enduring sermons, from the 19th century. In The Expulsive Power of a New Affection, Thomas Chalmers inspires Christians to remove the snares and tangles of sin—not through legalistic obedience but through the power of a new and greater affection for God.
Chalmers reminds the people of God that, as sojourners living in this world, true power over the trials and sins of this life is found only in desiring Jesus Christ. Love Him more, and sin shall lose its power in our lives.
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Treasures of John Owen Box Set (5 volume set)
$98.00In recent decades, several of Owen’s works have been edited and published in paperback format to make them more readily accessible for Christians today. Now, in this beautifully produced box set — the Treasures of John Owen — they are being republished in hardback format arranged in five volumes.
Within this box set readers will find themselves entering a world of biblical, doctrinal, pastoral and spiritual instruction that is not only accessible to them, but also leads them into a fresh understanding of the greatness of the gospel — what Paul describes as the four-dimensional love of God for us in Christ (‘breadth and length, height and depth’) — and its many practical implications. Here then is a collection of books designed to enable us to grow in both knowledge and grace.
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Passions of the Heart: Biblical Counsel for Stubborn Sexual Sins (John D. Street)
$17.50“Dr. John Street has done a marvelous job in writing a book that will assist pastors and others who counsel people struggling with various forms of sexual temptation. I will heartily recommend it to my students and others who desire a solid biblical understanding of this increasingly common problem.”
—Wayne Mack, Director, ACBC Africa, former pastor, and author of numerous books
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12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You (Tony Reinke)
$13.50Do You Control Your Phone—Or Does Your Phone Control You?
Within a few years of its unveiling, the smartphone had become part of us, fully integrated into the daily patterns of our lives. Never offline, always within reach, we now wield in our hands a magic wand of technological power we have only begun to grasp. But it raises new enigmas, too. Never more connected, we seem to be growing more distant. Never more efficient, we have never been more distracted.
Drawing from the insights of numerous thinkers, published studies, and his own research, writer Tony Reinke identifies twelve potent ways our smartphones have changed us—for good and bad. Reinke calls us to cultivate wise thinking and healthy habits in the digital age, encouraging us to maximize the many blessings, avoid the various pitfalls, and wisely wield the most powerful gadget of human connection ever unleashed.
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The Greatest Fight in the World (Charles Spurgeon)
$7.25This sparkling and startling address is perhaps the most rousing call to gospel arms you will ever encounter. If you can read it without being profoundly stirred, I strongly suggest you seek urgent spiritual help.’ — Jonathan Stephen, Principal, Wales Evangelical School of Theology, Bridgend, Wales
Spurgeon delivered The Greatest Fight in the World as final words, to impart to his followers in the faith his belief in the armory of the Scripture, the armor of the church, and the strength that God gives us to fight. Be encouraged and empowered to take up your sword and join the fray of the Christian life. This powerful advice to Christians is a battle charge for living the faithful life whether in Spurgeon’s day or in ours.
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A Holy Fear: Trading Lesser Fears for the Fear of the Lord (Christina Fox)
$10.75Fear—it’s something we all experience. Fears about the future, an illness, or what others might think about us can rule our hearts and steal our joy. Did you know, though, that the Bible commands Christians to fear?
Believers are to fear the Lord. But what does that mean? In A Holy Fear, Christina Fox unpacks what the “fear of the Lord” means and what it looks like in our lives. By giving examples of such fear in the Bible, exploring the fruits of that fear in our lives, and uncovering God’s promises to those who fear Him, this book will help you disarm your lesser fears, applying what you learn to your heart and turning to a fear of the Lord.
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Keeping the Heart (John Flavel)
$8.25This is John Flavel’s classic work on union and fellowship with God. In a comprehensive and helpful manner Flavel helps us understand better what keeping the heart means. He tells us why we should take this commission seriously and speaks about there being particular times when we need to be especially wary of being distracted from our goal.
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Everyday Faithfulness: The Beauty of Ordinary Perseverance in a Demanding World (Glenna Marshall)
$13.50What does Christian faithfulness look like when life feels unpredictable, hard, or just plain ordinary? We want to follow Jesus, but it’s easy to become more focused on our present situation than on a long view of faithfulness.
Working through the unique challenges that come with seasons of waiting, caretaking, suffering, worry, spiritual dryness, and more, Everyday Faithfulness delves into practical ways to build habits into everyday life that will aid in spiritual growth throughout a lifetime.
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Broken Cisterns: Thirsting for the Creator Instead of the Created (Sarah Ivill)
$10.75Today many of us are figuratively drinking from broken cisterns that hold no water. Rather than finding satisfaction in God, the Fountain of living waters, we seek to satisfy ourselves with the broken cisterns of this world, and we remain discontented.
In Broken Cisterns, Sarah Ivill exposes these broken cisterns—addictions to things like social media, physical appearance, shopping, sex, and others. She helps us understand why we are drawn to these things and how dangerous it is to seek contentment in them. Using Scripture, she also gently and practically leads us to the Fountain of living waters, who will transform our hearts and eternally satisfy our thirst.
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Repentance: The First Word of the Gospel (Richard Owen Roberts)
$19.75Richard Owen Roberts’ in-depth study heavily references both the Old and New Testaments, and includes chapters on the myths, maxims, marks, models, and motives of repentance, as well as the graces and fruits that accompany it. There is also wise warning about the dangers of delayed repentance.
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Sexual Detox: A Guide for Guys Who Are Sick of Porn (Tim Challies)
$9.99A huge percentage of men need a porn detox, a moral and psychological reset. Do you? If so, whether you know it or not, pornography has corrupted your thinking, weakened your conscience, warped your sense of right and wrong, and twisted your understanding and expectations of sexuality. You need a reset by the One who created sex.
In this book, I hope to help you reorient your understanding of sex, both in the big picture and in the act itself, according to God’s plan for this great gift. I want to help you detox from all the junk you’ve seen, all the lies you’ve believed.
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The Mortification of Sin (John Owen) (#34)
$8.00One of the most valuable of all volumes in the Puritan Paperbacks series: in this faithful and careful abridgement of Owen’s classic work, this foremost of Puritan pastors shows us how to engage in lifelong warfare against the sinful tendencies that remain in us. Owen shows how the power of the Holy Spirit may be relied upon for success in this battle.
Fighting sin with human strength will produce only self-righteousness, superstition and anxiety of conscience. But with faith in Christ, and with the power of the Spirit, victory is certain. The temptations in times like Owen’s and ours are obvious on every side; the remedy to them is clearly pointed out in this practical and helpful book.
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Keeping Your Cool: A Teen’s Survival Guide (Lou Priolo)
$14.50If you are a teenager, you probably know plenty about issues like arguing with your parents, rebelling against authority, and attitude problems—either firsthand or because everyone expects you to be like that! But what if you knew that these things actually spring from a problem with anger; that they‘re the result of being a sinner, not a teenager; and that you can have more control over them than people think you can?
Biblical counselor Lou Priolo provides a practical, understandable, and biblical approach to mastering sinful anger and its causes and effects. He helps you to assess your level of anger and what form it takes, to identify some of the heart issues that lead to anger (and how to replace them with biblical attitudes) and to have open communication with your parents without the distractions that cause arguments.
Practical tools, such as journaling exercises and discussion points to talk over with your parents, help you to take measurable steps toward “keeping your cool.”
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